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CSan Francisco ¡ Sept 24, 2002 -The Fibre Channel Industry Association
(FCIA) announced today that it has released two new SANmark Compliance
Documents (SCDs) under the SANmark program. SANmark Compliance
Documents are the blueprints from which SANmark Compliance tests
for adherence to Fibre Channel standards are based.
The SCDs released this week are SCD 3010 version 1, and SCD 3020
version 1. SCD3010 tests the operation of RSCN generation from
a single switch. RSCN is important for edge devices to be aware
of changes in the devices connected to a fabric. SCD3020 tests
the operation of zoning in a single switch, to ensure that the
switch will only provide name server information for edge devices
in the same zone. SCD 3020 also validates that zone data is communicated
between switches correctly.
The release of the two new SCDs brings the total of SCDs released
to seven. Expected later this year are two additional SCDs, one
that will test conformance to the HBA API specification, and one
that will verify that edge devices register sufficient information
with the Name Server to be manageable by Fibre Channel Management
software without requiring vendor unique operations.
"The release of these two new SCDs continues to demonstrate
the strong commitment that the vendors who make up the SANmark
technical community have toward achieving compatibility and reliability
of Fibre Channel device.", said Tony DiCenzo, Chair of the
Board of Directors of the FCIA. "The Fibre Channel community
has set, and continues to achieve, aggressive goals."
To date, 25 companies have qualified 82 products against 5 SCDs.
For additional information on the SANmark roadmap and a directory
of SANmark qualified products, please visit the FCIA web site
at www.fibrechannel.org.
About the FCIA
The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) is an international
organization of manufacturers, systems integrators, developers,
systems vendors, industry professionals, and end users. With more
than 190 members and affiliates in the United States, Europe,
and Japan, the FCIA is committed to delivering a broad base of
Fibre Channel infrastructure to support a wide array of industry
applications within the mass storage and IT-based arenas.
About SANmark
The SANmark Qualification Program is sponsored, operated, and
promoted as an open industry, conformance test suite development
program within the nonprofit Fibre Channel Industry Association
(FCIA). This program addresses product interoperability and device-level
compatibility for companies participating in the program. The
program is open to members and nonmembers of the FCIA organization
and is intended to benefit the entire storage networking industry
at large. More information about SANmark and the FCIA is available
at www.fibrechannel.org.
For more information:
Chris Lyon
Executive Director, FCIA
425-317-9594
clyon@fibrechannel.org |
Tony DiCenzo
Chairman, FCIA
408-392-5645
dicenzo@brocade.com |
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